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Supply Chain

It is important for the different parts of the cereals supply chain to work together. Research has shown that cross-chain collaboration can improve efficiency, drive down costs, increase profitability and produce long-term stability. HGCA's Supply Chain Partnership has been founded to encourage cross-industry dialogue and highlight examples of best practice.

Innovation Showcase

HGCA work has found that innovation and new product development are not as strong across the industry as they might be. Innovation is crucial to ensure the future competitiveness of UK cereals and HGCA's Innovation Showcase highlights examples of best practice in this area. 
Innovation Showcase - Paterson Arran

Business Management

Find out how to control costs and manage risks through using HGCA's CropBench programme, supplychain_combineattending a Price Risk Management Workshop and joining an Arable Business Group.  Click here for more information.  

Arable Monitor Farms

HGCA in partnership with the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise is funding two Arable Monitor Farms in Scotland, each with three associated Arable Business Groups in the surrounding areas. Please click here to view

What is SCP?

The HGCA Supply Chain Partnership is a unique initiative designed to help improve efficiency across the cereals supply chain. It came about as a result of the Cereals Industry Forum (CIF) which was run by HGCA from 2005-2007. CIF consisted of a number of activities looking at the strengths and weaknesses of supply chains, and individual companies in the industry.  The SCP communicates the key findings of CIF to the entire chain by highlighting examples of best practice.

Newsletters + questionnaires

For all the latest information from the Supply Chain Partnership sign up for a regular e-update through 'Supply Chain Partnership News' and your chance to participate in on-line questionnaires covering topical issues.
Register and sign up here 

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Themes

Five key themes have been identified:

These themes have emerged from the work of the Cereals Industry Forum (CIF), headed by HGCA and the Food Chain Centre.

Latest News

  • UK wheat successfully used to bake international breads

    UK wheat successfully used to bake international breads - The quality of UK wheat impressed international millers attending this year's HGCA Bread Baking Workshop. Potential customers from Spain, Portugal, Poland, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia all successfully baked their national breads using UK wheat.

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